Peppa Font
Peppa shows a playful and rounded style that adds childlike charm to text. The font uses smooth curves and fr…
Fonts by use
Free playful fonts for kids, schools and children's books
Fonts for children need to be friendly without becoming unreadable: rounded terminals, generous counters and simple letter shapes that match how letters are taught. This collection mixes cartoon display faces for party invitations and posters with clear handwriting-style fonts for worksheets, labels and picture-book text.
All fonts are free to download. Teachers and parents are covered by personal-use licenses for classroom and home projects; publishers and shops should read the license file in the ZIP.
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24 fonts for kids and children
Ranked by fit for this use, then by popularity. Every font has a preview page and a free download.
Quirk Font
Quirk is a unique and fun stackable display font. Its playful and creative nature makes it suitable for vario…
Yamas Font
Yamas is a distinctive and neutral display font by Taylor Penton. It is suitable for a wide range of applicat…
Italo Font
Italo is a decorative, friendly, san-serif handwritten font. This font will provide an informal, cute look to…
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Enyo Slab Font
Enyo Slab is a decorative, display, slab handwritten font. This font will provide an informal look to your wo…
Baby Monsta Font Family
Baby Monsta is a playful and quirky display typeface full of character. Its chunky, hand-drawn letters bring…
Neucha Font
Neucha brings a casual handwritten style with a friendly and natural look. Its playful strokes add warmth and…
Baby Gemoy Font
The font Baby Gemoy is bubbly and fun, and it makes any design more charming. It looks like fun and friendlin…
Rocqsy Font
Rocqsy font is a display font in the style of children’s handwriting with a little improvisation in the upper…
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Minimalist Font
Minimalist is a cute and friendly font that adds charm to any design. Perfect for wedding invitations, greeti…
Wicked Mouse Font
Hold onto your hats folks! Wicked Mouse is a playful all-caps display font that captures the magic of cartoon…
Daisy Font
Daisy is a cute decorative font that looks like flowers. The daisy details on each letter give it a fresh and…
Betterfly Font
“Betterfly” features a cute handwritten style with a playful and delicate butterfly theme. Smooth, flowing st…
Hemmah Arabic Font
Hemmah is an Arabic display font that features a dynamic, heavy and playful letterform design. This font is a…
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Spacethink Typeface Font
NEW UPDATE – SPACETHINK ROUGH • SPACETHINK Typeface Family. Have 5 types of style options that can make it ea…
TAN MERINGUE Font
TAN MERINGUE is a friendly and classy display font with a personality that showcases its English-engraved cur…
Bloombang Font
Meet BLOOMBANG, a fun and bold display font that takes you back to the Y2K era! Inspired by graffiti culture…
Nostalgia Font
Nostalgia brings the charm of handwritten diaries to your designs. Its cute and friendly style makes writing…
Chin Up Buttercup Font
Introducing Chin Up Buttercup! A Perfectly Playful new font paired with a handy set of complimentary Illustra…
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Frozen Font
Frozen Font brings the magic of Disney’s Frozen movie to your designs. Its icy, decorative style adds a touch…
Christmas Holiday Font
Christmas Holiday Font brings a warm and festive handwritten style that fits seasonal designs perfectly. Its…
Bright Sight Font
Bright Sight Have 2 font of style options that can make it easier to convey the message in your design. Use f…
Saint Patrick Day Font
Saint Patrick Day Dingbats Font includes festive Irish-themed icons in its collection. Each letter of the Sai…
Blank Notes Font
Blank Notes is a bold and playful handwritten marker font. It’s created with a natural and unique style and h…
Choosing type that children can read
For early readers pick fonts with a single-storey a and g and a clear distinction between I, l and 1. Keep body text at 14–18 pt with wide line spacing. Save the bouncy cartoon faces for titles and names, and use colour rather than extra fonts to make a page lively. Print a page and ask a child to read it aloud; hesitation points to a letterform problem.
Questions about fonts for kids and children
- What is the best font for teaching children to read?
- A simple sans serif with single-storey a and g, open shapes and even stroke weight. Handwriting-style fonts that mirror school letterforms also work for worksheets.
- Are these fonts free for classroom worksheets?
- Yes for personal and classroom use under most licenses. Selling worksheets or lesson packs is commercial use and needs the terms in the ZIP.
- Which fonts suit a children's birthday invitation?
- Rounded display faces and cartoon-style fonts in one or two bright colours, paired with a clean sans for the time, date and address.
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- Free gaming, esports and sci-fi fontsAngular, techy and bold display faces for team logos, streams and game UI.